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WATCH: Trump's address to nation on U.S. novel coronavirus measures

Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the…

Trump administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid virus outbreak

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Mnuchin says a payment delay would have the effect of putting more than $200 billion back into the economy.

Preliminary research suggests new virus may live on some surfaces for up to 3 days

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

Experts say it shows the importance of the hygiene steps health officials recommend, such as washing your hands and not touching your face. The virus may live up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days…

Market swings and a wave of event cancellations as virus spreads

By Associated Press

A wild start to the month on U.S. markets is becoming the new normal due to uncertainty over the coronavirus, which is now officially a pandemic.

Bernie Sanders will continue on with presidential campaign

By Steve Peoples, Wilson Ring, Associated Press

He told reporters in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday that he's not quitting despite key primary losses to Joe Biden the night before. The Vermont senator's path to the presidential nomination considerably narrowed after decisive losses to Biden in Michigan, Missouri…

As college students leave campuses over COVID-19, new considerations arise

By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed

A roundup of how the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on higher education.

Stocks fall again on Wall Street as wild swings continue

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

Another big central bank made an emergency cut to interest rates in hopes of blunting the economic pain caused by COVID-19, which economists call the global economy’s biggest threat. But investors are still waiting for details promised by President Donald…

Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults

By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Weinstein, who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006.

Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Gov. Kate Brown's sweeping executive order, one of the boldest in the nation, directs a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.